Nestorov Island | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -60.6239°N -45.2247°W |
Archipelago: | South Orkney Islands |
Area Ha: | 3 |
Length M: | 374 |
Width M: | 120 |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Nestorov Island (Bulgarian: Несторов остров|Nestorov ostrov, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈnɛstorof ˈɔstrof/) is the 374 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 120 m wide rocky island with surface area of 3ha lying off the northeast coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. It is “named after Captain Ivan Nestorov born in town of Rila-Bulgaria (1942-2001) who compiled a 1985 report on the Southwest Atlantic fisheries (including South Georgia and South Orkneys areas) commissioned by the management of the company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas and based on his experience gained while in command of the fishing trawler Argonavt and on Soviet and Polish data. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”[1]
Nestorov Island is located at -60.6239°N -45.2247°W, which is 540 m southeast of the tip of Cape Bennett and 140 m northeast of its nearest point, and 3 km northwest of Rayner Point. British mapping in 1963.